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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Jim Gavin's record can only be compared to other managers who have achieved success within the environment of their home league ground only. The likes of Tyrone, Kerry, Armagh and Mayo winning All Irelands outside of their home league ground is different gravy - different gravy that carries more weight in gold when it comes to the respect of the nation." Such nonsense.
Square_B (National) - 31/07/2026 14:03:39
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David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Con has been injured for a lot of the past 3-4 years, to suggest otherwise is to detract from his ability, he hasn't won an All Star award in 5 years, 6 presuming he won't win one this year, it's unfortunate as he's the only player playing currently remotely close to Clifford" And just to labour the point Con played all the way through the Dublin, Leinster and All Ireland club football championship 2024/25 with the final on 19th January 2025.
That's only a year and a half ago, he did miss a small number of games with a shoulder injury at one stage but for a player that has played so many high intensity matches (a lot more thanDavid), doubling up top grade club football and hurling I think King Con has been remarkably durable, has played in 9 All-ireland finals (6 with Dublin, 3 with Cuala) and won them all and a Sigerson to boot.!
sligo joe (National) - 31/07/2026 15:53:01
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Thejampot: "All ready two clubs playing championship football outside the country. Shouldn't be allowed imo. We have enough playable pitches in the county." Outside the country?? Where are they going please? New York I assume? Thanks I know we are trying to promote our games but going abroad for a first round game is a bit ott whatever about the final??
bláthach (National) - 31/07/2026 13:54:49
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Mayo All Ireland Champions 2026! - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Not so sure the Rossies, Armagh and Westmeath would agree with that.
Everyone wanted competitive provinces in football - we now have 3.
And it is a very tough one to pick the winners of each of those 3 for next year tbh.
Mayo celebrations will last long into the Winter and might affect their League campaign but they will want to be Connacht kingpins again next season.
Leinster - Meath, Westmeath, Louth & Dublin.
Perhaps a dark horse to emerge.
About time Kildare stood up to the plate tbh.
Ulster - I think Donegal will be very determined to put a few things right.
The Hurling province looks to be predictable again next season." The toughest thing to predict is how competitive the provincial championships will be next year.
Armagh,Roscommon,Westmeath could well have done the last provincial championships that all teams have taken serious with first choice team selections and big crowds turning up to Hyde park, Clones and Croke Park.
Those competitions have decades of tradition and local rivals faring off it would be a real shame if they become like pre season competitions with 2nd string or development teams lining out and small crowds in attendance.
Gaa_lover (National) - 31/07/2026 14:38:39
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David Clifford The Goat - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sligo joe: "Con made his championship debut in 2016 and became a regular in 2017, yes he has had recurring hamstring trouble in the last 15 months but in 9 seasons before that he won 6 All Irelands with Dublin and 3 All Irelands with Cuala and played in virtually every game in those years, so injured a lot is incorrect. When he was Clifford's age he had basically never had an injury of any significance." Con has been injured for a lot of the past 3-4 years, to suggest otherwise is to detract from his ability, he hasn't won an All Star award in 5 years, 6 presuming he won't win one this year, it's unfortunate as he's the only player playing currently remotely close to Clifford
Claretandblue (National) - 31/07/2026 14:52:09
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David Clifford The Goat - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Con has been injured for a lot of the past 3-4 years, to suggest otherwise is to detract from his ability, he hasn't won an All Star award in 5 years, 6 presuming he won't win one this year, it's unfortunate as he's the only player playing currently remotely close to Clifford" Well it's not a suggestion, Con started and finished all 9 of Dublin's championship games in 2023 and all 7 of their championship games in 2024.
sligo joe (National) - 31/07/2026 15:23:27
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David Clifford The Goat - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Con has been injured for a lot of the past 3-4 years, to suggest otherwise is to detract from his ability, he hasn't won an All Star award in 5 years, 6 presuming he won't win one this year, it's unfortunate as he's the only player playing currently remotely close to Clifford" So including 2017 the first year he became a regular up to and including the 2024 championship, out of 54 championship games Con played in 48 of them!
sligo joe (National) - 31/07/2026 15:34:41
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To FullOfPorter: "Saying it's a history lesson is missing the point. There is an inferiority complex in the county and a lack of ambition despite producing very good footballers which is reflected in the massive effort that goes into beating Galway and Mayo and the woeful record in Croke Park from all county and club teams. People in the past have shown what can be done when you raise standards and ambition, those people didn't hide behind the excuse of a so called small County.
Really hoping the ladies can go to Croke Park in confidence and bring an All Ireland back to Roscommon. Best of luck to them all." Yes, it's true we can't do anything outside of Connacht. We have been in 3 under 20/21 all Ireland finals since 2006 in the same the time Galway has won 3 and Mayo have won 2. Until we start doing something different as a small country, this inferior will keep going on. We have a limited playing pool. We don't have many 6 foot plus players who are also mobile enough for the modern game. I mentioned before a select numbers of players who have the potential to play senior football need to be given additional help (internal scholarship)
Also why has club Rossie gone quite. It's okay for bigger large rural county's to access funding from disapora. We have one of best county grounds in the country now, so hopefully the county board realise it's time to focus on player development for the modern game.
hontherossie (National) - 31/07/2026 16:12:49
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Jim Gavin's record can only be compared to other managers who have achieved success within the environment of their home league ground only. The likes of Tyrone, Kerry, Armagh and Mayo winning All Irelands outside of their home league ground is different gravy - different gravy that carries more weight in gold when it comes to the respect of the nation." Croke Park is the National Stadium. And in the years before Jim Gavin took over Dublin Kerry played as many big AI championship games there as Dublin did. Both teams played there 8 times each between 2009 and 2012 in knockout AI games.
Viking66 (National) - 31/07/2026 16:51:17
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hontherossie: "Yes, it's true we can't do anything outside of Connacht. We have been in 3 under 20/21 all Ireland finals since 2006 in the same the time Galway has won 3 and Mayo have won 2. Until we start doing something different as a small country, this inferior will keep going on. We have a limited playing pool. We don't have many 6 foot plus players who are also mobile enough for the modern game. I mentioned before a select numbers of players who have the potential to play senior football need to be given additional help (internal scholarship)
Also why has club Rossie gone quite. It's okay for bigger large rural county's to access funding from disapora. We have one of best county grounds in the country now, so hopefully the county board realise it's time to focus on player development for the modern game." We beat the All Ireland champions by 10 points in their home ground so we can't be too far away. Enough of this small playing pool. Roscommon was the same size county in the glorious 40s when we got to three All Ireland finals winning two. Roscommon was the same county in the late 70s when we had a champagne football team that went toe to toe with Kerry's greatest ever team. Brigid's are arguably the best gaa club in Ireland or close to it. I think Roscommon this year over celebrated winning Connacht. That was clearly a mistake but we have a mostly young team. Next year let's focus on being really ambitious like Andy Moran and aiming to win the All Ireland. I don't see why not.There is no great team out there. Congrats to Mayo but they beat a flat and ordinary Kerry team last week. I do think this year is a missed opportunity for Ros but let's go for it next year.
endgame (National) - 01/08/2026 09:32:42
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hontherossie: "Yes, it's true we can't do anything outside of Connacht. We have been in 3 under 20/21 all Ireland finals since 2006 in the same the time Galway has won 3 and Mayo have won 2. Until we start doing something different as a small country, this inferior will keep going on. We have a limited playing pool. We don't have many 6 foot plus players who are also mobile enough for the modern game. I mentioned before a select numbers of players who have the potential to play senior football need to be given additional help (internal scholarship)
Also why has club Rossie gone quite. It's okay for bigger large rural county's to access funding from disapora. We have one of best county grounds in the country now, so hopefully the county board realise it's time to focus on player development for the modern game." Club Rossie should be chasing the diaspora.
Would there be 500 well heeled Rossies around the rest of Ireland and the rest of the World?
Would they provide €1,000 per annum each?
Seanfan (National) - 01/08/2026 10:12:16
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